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A 110mg Patented May 17,1898.

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A. R. FERGUSSON.

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ALAN ROBE FERGUSSONQOF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY F. MILLERAND GEORGE MILLER, OF SAME PLACE.

BOX OR CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 604,112, dated May 1'7,1898. Application filed October 9, 1897. Serial No. 654,654. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALAN Ross FERGUSSON, of Baltimore, in the State ofMaryland, have invented certain new and useful In1provements in Boxes orCans; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in boxes or cans for containingmaterial to be dispensed, the object of the invention being to providesimple and efficient means whereby material can be readily dischargedfrom the device in measured quantities and so that the device can bemaintained normally tightly closed.

With this object in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, ashereinafter set forth, and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a box, can, orreceptacle, showing my improvements. Fig. 2 is a sectional view. Fig. 3is a view of a modification, and Fig. 4: is a View showing theapplication of my invention to a compartment box or receptacle.

A represents a box, can, or receptacle,.B the fixed top thereof, and O aneck on said top. The upper end of the neck is closed by a fixed disk 1,having a perforation 2, preferably at or near its periphery.

A cap D is made to fit over the neck 0 and is secured thereto in anysuitable manner. The

cap D is provided internally with a movable disk 3, the space betweenwhich and the top of the cap forms a measuring-chamber 4:. The cap isprovided with an outlet-opening 5, and the movable disk is provided witha flange 6 to normally close said opening. The disk is also made with ahole 9 to be made to aline with the hole in the fixed disk 1. A lip 7projects from the disk 3 and is adapted to move in a slot 8 in theperipheral wall of the cap.

From the construction and arrangements of parts above described it willbe seen that when the outlet-opening in the cap is closed the holes inthe disks 1 and 3 will be in al'inement with each other, so thatmaterial may pass from the body of the receptacle into themeasuring-chamber. By means of the lip 7 the operator can now move thedisk 3, so as to open the outlet of the cap and closeoommunicationbetween the body of the receptacle and themeasuring-chamber. The lip 7 can be utilized as a sort of spout todirect the discharge of the material.

My improvements are also adaptable for use with compartment boxes orreceptacles. In such case the fixed disk 1 and also the movable disk 3will be provided with anumber of holes corresponding to the number ofcompartments in the box or receptacle. The portion of the cap in whichthe measuringchamber is formed is also provided with a partition 20,whereby to divide said chamber into as many compartments as there arecompartments in the box or receptacle. The cap may be provided with anoutlet 21 for each compartment, or, if desired, a common outlet may beprovided for the two or more compartments.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 the fixed disk 1 is madewith two angular (more or less) holes 10 10, and the disk 3 is also madewith two (more or less) similarlyshaped holes 11 In this form of theinvention the lip 7 is made by bending out a portion of the flange 6 ofthe disk 3, and the device is operated in the same manner as abovedescribed.

My improvements are simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, andeffectual in all respects in the performance of their functions.

Slight changes other than those above specified might be resorted towithout departing from the spirit of my invention or limiting its scope,and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details hereinset forth.

Having fully described my invention, What I claim as new, and what Idesire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 5 The combination with areceptacle having a neck at one end and a fixed perforated disk at theend of said neck, of a fixed cap on said neck having an outlet-openingand a slot communicating with said opening, a disk within the cap andadapted to form a measuringchamber with which said outlet-opening in thecap is adapted to communicate, said disk having a hole to aline with thehole in the fixed disk, a flange on said disk to close theoutlet-opening of the cap and a lip on said disk projecting through saidslot in the cap and serving as a handle and a spout, substantially asset forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ALAN ROBE FERGUSSON.

Witnesses:

A. J SCOPINICH, OHAs. S. W. BOULDIN.

